This building, only yards from the
trendiest parts of Soho, is an interesting window still into Soho's
past. It can't be long before an expensive renovation.

Corner (873 Broadway): The building
housing New Andy's Deli and spanning this entire block used to be the
Arnold Constable department store (1869-1914); founded by Aaron
Arnold and son-in-law James Constable, it offered "Everything From
Cradle to Grave." Mary Todd Lincoln was a frequent customer, along with
Carnegies, Rockefellers and Morgans.

The Constable store was built on the site
of actor Edwin Booth's home (1862-65) at what was then No. 28 E. 18th
Street; his brother, fellow actor and assassin John Wilkes Booth,
often stayed with him here.